Material moving machine



G. A. HEALY MATERIAL MOVING MACHINE se t, '25, 1951 Filed July 16, 1949 Ill 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 NVENTOR.

Sept. 25 1951 G. A. HEALY 2,569,053

MATERIAL MOVING MACHINE Filed July 16, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ma f r/m Sept. 25, 1951 G. A. HEALY MATERIAL MOVING MACHINE 3 Shets-Sheet. 5

Filed July 16, 1949 Patented Sept. 25, 1951 loaded is first lifted at'the front-ofthe machine. Y

.George A. Healy, Santa-Monica, .Califiyassignor to Vernon" G. Mandt, Columbus, Ohio .1- nApplication' July 16,, 1949,.Srial-No. 105,114

; 6 Claims. -(c1. 214-111) 2 Fig.. l is'a' perspective view of the'loading ma chine'in the'loading position;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the front end. of the machine showingflthe load carrier in its elevated position with. theizupper track means turned. 90 degrees fromtheload- 1 The-present invention relates. to loading mav.chines, and more particularly. .to loading ma-' --chines of the type in which the material to be and then turned and unloaded from the side of Tithe machine.

' into. two sections.

.connected to the frame. ofxthewehicle and the The self-propelling vehicle, inwhich theelevator or.

.. :load carrier isdisposed at. the front of the rna-' More particularly, thepresent invention is dierected to a loading machinein the form of a 1 chine, when in loadin position, there, being a wfrturntableprovided for-moving the -load-..-carrier in a horizontal plane after it is' lifted vfrom its In carrying out .the present.. invention,

the 1 loadicarrien is connected with :a carriage and 1;:load-ing position whereby thenload 031111136 discharged :at'the side of the vehicle.

this carriage 'is guided in' its vertical :movement.

. by. track means.

The lower section; isrigidly -,.upper section: -carried by a; turntable.

The track means. is divided ing position;

.',Fig. 3 isa fragmentary perspectiveiview. simi- V larto Fig. 2 but showing .theu'pper track. means tilted and the load carrier. in. dumping position; Fig. .4.is a fragmentarysectiohal .view.,,taken substantially on. line 4.4 .of Fig. 1;

'Fig. 5 is .a. fragmentary sectionalyiemtaken .on' substantially'lirie 5-95,.of Fig. 2;

.Fig. 6..is a fragmentary sectional view.,taken substantially along line 6-,-6 of"Fig..3; and

Fig. 7 isa more .orless diagrammatic. view of the underside .of .the turntable and. the. mechanismfor. actuating the same.

Referring generally :to the-.drawingsfsthe vehicle is, in the form of a, tractor 211 having a main frame 2| builtof heavy material.-.. This load. is collected while 'the;load carrierwis guided ..by the lower trackmeans and, after the load.

;: iscollected, it is elevated from the lower track .meansto the upper .trackmeans'..- Then: the upper trackmeans is rotated horizontallyin either, .s. :direction whereby the load.can:be'. discharged 7 from either sideoi' the vehicle.

.The inventionalso contemplates utilizing the .frame supportsan axle which carries thetfront wheels 23 and 24. The rear-of the frame..carries a vertically .extendingaxlewhich in turn-carries the rear wheel 25. The rear wheels25, :can be .turned upon \its-, -.vertical axis -by-..cortventional .30. upper track means as a boom. The: upper track; means is pivotally. mounted-"at the lower end. thereof and can 'be rotated about a horizontal,

axis so that the load can bedischargedata dis- I tance from the sides-0n the front of the machine 3 5 The lower section of the guide means is so,

* constructed and arranged so 1 as "to 'provide a pushing section for moving the'load carrier for-..

steering mechanism, the steeringewheel being indicated at 21. .The rearrupper, part -i'of the .frame. 2i. carries 1a motor or-.engine.-29. which is .used for propelling the tractorandizisa so. used -f or actuating a hydraulic-pump, notsshown. ..The hydraulic. pumpis utilized for actuating hydraulic motors, to be later-described. ,Themechanism thus far.-described-, is standard mechanism now on .theimarket.

The lift or load carrier may .be; of any.- type and the machines may be utilized fort-movingria load wardlywhen the vehicle-is-moved" forwardly,

The load carrier'can bein the form of a-shoveL and in such use;the'forwardmovement-of the,

' vehicle will force the shovel into the material,

which is to be moved-and-loadecl intoyfor 6X7,

ampleg-a truck. The presentinvention also contemplates uti-.

lizing a cable in the elevating mechanism for The... --carr-iage and the'upper track aresoconstructed lifting' the carriage and the load carrier.

--and-arranged that, when thecarriage reaches substantially its uppermost positiomit is retained.

-position by' the track and cable and when the cable is released, the loadcarrier-is tilted to discharge the-load carried thereby. With -the foregoingobjects and advantages,"

other objects and advantagesofthe-present in-.

vention willbe apparent from the following description; reference being had to the accompany- -ingdrawing wherein a preferred embodiment" of the present invention isillustrated.

' In the drawings:

from a high level to a IOW'JQVGl'gOIif-IOIB low level to-a high level. vThe. lift. 3.lz.is:tguided by track -means-in .the formof-a lower.-;section 32 andan. uppersection 33. The upper-section 33 .is-carried by a turntable -35 .which preferably can .be turned 90. degrees in either direction from a 45,.

position. shown in Fig.1.; Thus rthe loadto be moved froma highenol" lower level, .canalso be moved in .ahorizontal.direction. The upper section 33 is in. the form of a boom, it being .pivotally mounted as. at 36 on frame work..3-,1 :carried by .the turntable 35.

Referring more indetail to. the drawings, the

lift 3| is in. the form of a shovel;. th'eback of which, when in the.lowermostpositionis engaged I by. the front of the. lowertracksectionfl.

In the preferred embodiment, .the, lower. track section 32 includes horizontally spaced tracks,3/9 and .40. which are formed of heavymetal andare secureditoithe front end'ofthe framejor'ichassis 2| andreinforced by strips 41. When fthefvehicle is -moved'forwardly',"the frontend' of theitiacks 39 3 and 40 will engage the rear of the shovel 3| and force the same forwardly to dig into the material to be removed.

The track sections 39 and 40 are each C-shaped in cross section, forming channels 43, the open ends of the channels confronting one another. These channels receive the rollers 45 and 46 of the carriage 48. The carriage 48 includes two side plates 49 which are triangular in shape. Plates 49 each carry a stub shaft and a stub shaft 52 for the rollers 45 and 46, respectively. Two brackets 53 are carried on the rear side 54 of the bucket type shovel 3| which is hinged by these brackets and pivots 55 to the carriage plates 49. A shaft 56 is fixed to the plates 49 and extends between the same. This shaft 56 carries pulleys 51 and 58, about which are placed cables 59 of the elevating mechanism. The rear side 54 of the shovel 3| carries brackets 6| to which is fastened the ends of the cables 59.

The tracks 39 and 48, at the bottom are inclined inwardly and downwardly whereby, when the carriage is in the lowermost position, the pivot points 55 are brought relatively close to the ground. It will be seen, particularly from Fig. 1,

that when the vehicle 28 is moved forwardly, the front end of the track frames 39 and 48 will engage the shovel near the bottom thereof and the depth to which the nose of the shovel is permitted to dig into the ground can be governed by the adjustment of the cables 59. The shovel being pivotally attached to the carriage, follows the vehicle rearwardly when the latter is moved rearwardly. When the section of the cable 59, to the left of the pulley 51, is pulled upwardly, the upper part of rear side 54 of the shovel will be pulled rearwardly to lift the front end of the shovel,

and then upon further raising of the cable, the

carriage 48 will be lifted, the rollers 45 and 46 following the channels 43 to the track sections 39 and 48.

The boom or upper track section 33 also comprises tracks 63 and 64 formin channels 65.

, These tracks are formed of the same type of material as tracks 39 and 40. During the loading operation, that is when the shovel is being filled, tracks 63 and 64 should align vertically, respectively, with tracks 39 and 48 so that, as the cable 59 is pulled upwardly, the carriage 48 will move from the lower track section to the upper track section. The upper end of tracks 63 and 64 are closed as at 66 to provide stops for the top rollers 45. When th rollers 45 are in their uppermost position, rollers 46 are opposite rearwardly extending sockets 68 projecting rearwardly from the rearmost side wall of the tracks 63 and 64. Due to the load of the shovel and its contents, the

lower rolls 46 will move into the rearwardly extending sockets 68. Then when the cables 59 are released slightly, the forward end of the shovel will tip downwardly to unload the contents of the shovel. After the shovel has been emptied, the cables 59 are again pulled upwardly to such an extent that the brackets 18, secured on the rear side 54 of the shovel, will engage the stub shafts 5| whereby the carriage 48 will pivot about the axis of the pulleys 5'! in a counter-clockwise direction pulling the rollers 46 out of the sockets 68. Then when the cables are released, the carriage will drop downwardly in the tracks 63 and 64.

The top of the boom 33 carries brackets I2 which are spanned by a shaft 13. Pulleys 14 are rotatably mounted on shaft 13 for receiving the cables 59. A frame 16 is carried on the rear side of the turntable 35, as viewed in Fig. 1. The side walls of this frame carry a shaft 11 which supports reels 18, one for each of the cables 59. The shaft 11 is driven preferably by a hydraulic motor through suitable reducing gearing contained within the housing 8|. The driving mechanism for the shaft 11 is also carried by the frame I6. The hydraulic motor is connected by flexible tubing so that it can be operated in any of the posi tions of the turntable 35.

The turntable is actuated preferably hydraulically and to this end there is provided two hydraulic motors in the form of cylinders and rams. A gear 84 is carried on the underside of the turntable which receives a chain 85. One end of the chain is fastened to one of the rams 86 while the other end of the chain is fastened to the other ram 81. By controlling the flow of fluid to the cylinders 89 and 90, one of the rams moves inwardly while the other moves outwardly and, when so doing, rotates the turntable. It will of course be understood that the motors for the turntable are secured to the chassis 2| and are associated with the turntable only through the chain 85 and gear 84. By manipulating conventional valves, the turntable 35 can be moved 90 degrees in either direction from the position shown in Fig. 1.

As previously stated, the upper track section 33 also functions as a. boom since the track sections 63 and 64 are pivotally mounted to the bracket frames 31 as at 36. The boom is moved about a horizontal pivot by rams 92 which are associated with hydraulic cylinders 93. The lower end of the cylinders 93 are each carried by a pivot 94 extending upwardly from the turntable 35. The upper ends of the rams 92 are connected by pivots 95 to the rear side of tracks 63 and 64. The cylinders are connected with a pair of flexible tubes for forcing the rams inwardly and outwardly for raising and lowering the boom.

Preferably the turntable and the track section carried thereby are in a position shown in Fig. 1 during the diggin or collecting operation by the shovel 3|. That is, the carriage 48 is riding within the tracks 39 and 48 and the upper tracks 63 and 64 are aligned respectively with tracks 39 and 40. After the shovel is loaded, the hydraulic motor is actuated to wind the reels 18, causing an upward tipping movement to be imparted to the nose of shovel 3| and thereafter the raising of the carriage 48 and the shovel 3| upwardly, first along tracks 39 and 40 and then tracks 63 and 64. tracks 63 and 64, the hydraulic rams 86 and 81 can be actuated to turn the boom 33 to the left or right, as desired, and simultaneously, the rams 92 can be actuated to tilt the boom 33. When the carriage reaches its uppermost position and the shovel is over the place where its contents should be dumped, as for example over the truck body which is to convey the material, the hydraulic motor is actuated to slightly release the cables 59 whereby the contents of the shovel 3| will be emptied. The shovel is then again lowered in 5 track sections 63 and 64 as previously explained while if desirable, simultaneously, the boom can 1 be raised to its vertical position and the turntable 35 turns to the position shown in Fig. 1 whereby when the carriage reaches the lower end of the track sections 63 and 64, said track sections will be aligned with track sections 39 and 40.

If desirable, the rear wall 54 of the shovel 3| may carry a roller 91 arranged to roll on the forward side of tracks 39, 40, 63 and 64 while the shovel is being raised and lowered.

After the carriage is being guided by i By reason of the turntable, the tracks and the other mechanism herein described, the vehicle 29 need be moved, only, in the direction necessary to move the shovel forwardly, that is, in the digging direction. In other words, it is not necessary to manipulate the vehicle to a position in which it can load onto a truck since the turntable and boom can be manipulated so that the shovel 3| is brought over the body of the receiving truck.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described constitutes a preferred form it is to be understood that other forms may be adopted all falling within the scope of the claims which follow.

I claim;

1. In a loading machine, a frame; a turntable carried by the frame; a load carrier; elevating mechanism carried by the frame and connected with the load carrier for moving the latter vertically; lower vertically extending stationary guide means carried by the frame for guiding the carrier when the latter is in a lowered position; upper vertically extending guide means for the carrier; means pivotally supporting the upper guide means, on the turn-table, for vertical swinging movement; means for imparting vertical swinging movement to the upper guide means, said upper guide means being mounted for horizontal swinging movement with the turntable to and from alignment with the lower stationary guide means; and means for imparting turning movement to the turn-table.

2. In a loading machine, a vehicle having a frame; a load carrier; an elevating mechanism carried by the frame and connected with the load carrier for moving the latter vertically; lower vertically extending stationary guide means carried by the frame at the front of the vehicle; a carriage for the load carrier guided by the guide means for moving the load carrier when the vehicle is moved and for guiding the load carrier vertically under the control of the elevating mechanism; upper vertically extending guide means for the carriage; means pivotally supporting the upper guide means, on the frame, for vertical swinging movement, said upper guide means being mounted for horizontal swinging movement to and from alignment with the lower stationary guide means; means for imparting vertical swinging movement to the upper guide means; and means for imparting horizontal swinging movement to the upper guide means.

3. In a loading machine, a vehicle having a frame; a load carrier; an elevating mechanism carried by the frame and connected with the load carrier for moving the latter vertically; lower vertically extending stationary guide means carried by the frame at the front of the vehicle; a support for the load carrier carried by the guide means for moving the load carrier when the vehicle is moved and for guiding the load carrier vertically under the control of the elevating mechanism; a vertically extending boom pivotally mounted for vertical swinging movement carried by the frame at the front of the vehicle, said boom providing guide means for the load carrier at the upper part of the vertical movement of the load carrier; means for imparting vertical swinging movement to the boom; and means for swinging the boom to and from the position in which the load carrier is guided by the guide means from one extreme position to the other.

4. In a loading machine, a frame; a lower up right guide rigidly carried by the front of the frame; an upper upright guide movable into and out of alignment with the lower guide; means pivotally supporting the upper guide, on the frame, for vertically swinging movement; means for imparting vertical swinging movement to the upper guide; means for moving the upper guide into and out of alignment with the lower guide; a load carrier adapted to be guided by said guides; an elevating mechanism carried by the frame and connected with the load carrier for moving the load carrier along the guides.

5. In a loading machine, a frame; a load carrier; an elevating mechanism carried by the frame for moving the load carrier vertically; guide means for the load carrier including an upwardly extending track and a carriage guided by the track, the rear of the load carrier being pivotally attached to the carriage, said elevating mechanism including a cable connected with the load carrier in a plane above the pivotal attachment between the load carrier and the carriage; a pulley carried by the carriage below the connection between the cable and load carrier; a pulley carried by the upper part of the track, said cable being guided by the pulleys, said carriage having a track follower at the upper end thereof, said track having a rearwardly extending socket for receiving the follower when the carriage is at substantially its uppermost position for assisting in retaining the carriage in said position when the cable is released for tilting the load carrier to unload the same.

6. In a loading machine, a vehicle having a frame; a pushing section at the front end of the frame; a load carrier adapted to be engaged by the pushing section for moving the load carrier forwardly when the vehicle is moved forwardly; a carriage for the load carrier; an elevating mechanism carried by the frame and connected with the carriage for moving the latter vertically, said pushing section providing vertically extending guide means for guiding the carriage during the lower part of its vertical movements; upper vertically extending guide means for guiding the carriage during the upper part of its vertical movements; means pivotally supporting the upper guide means, on the frame, for vertical swinging movement, said upper guide means being mounted for horizontal swinging move ment to and from alignment with the guide means of the pusher section; means for imparting horizontal swinging movement to the upper guide means; and means for imparting vertical swinging movement to the upper guide means and to the carriage when the carriage is guided by the upper guide means.

GEORGE A. HEALY.

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